Dennis J. Kucinich

Where are we in the presidential election cycle compared to the 2008 election (the last one where there was no incumbent running?) Well, exactly eight years ago today, I was in Springfield without about 15,000 other freezing souls to watch U.S. Sen Barack Obama announce his seemingly Quixotic run for president. Republicans openly jockeying for the nomination ultimately won by John McCain included Sam Brownback, Mitt Romney,James Gilmore, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo Democrats in the scrum included Joe Biden, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christopher Dodd, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson and Tom Vilsack. ...

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